Arsenal has confirmed they are set to push through a £3m deal for Nigerian wonder kids Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze. Mirror...
Arsenal has confirmed they are set to push through a £3m deal for Nigerian wonder kids Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze.
Mirror Sport revealed earlier this month that Arsenal had beaten off
competition from Manchester City and Bayern Munich for the pair from the
Diamond Football Academy in Umuahia, Nigeria.
Arsenal scouted them during last year’s Under-17s World Cup in Chile
when Nwakali, 17,
was the star of the tournament as he was captain and
voted Player of the Tournament.
Chukwueze, 16, scored three goals and
three assists.
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| Nwakali with the U-17 World Cup trophy |
When asked whether he expects it to be done before Monday’s deadline, Wenger said: “Yes. The (talks) are progressing well.
“Yes of course there are work permit issues. There are medical
issues, because they have to make medicals. It’s progressing well.
“We identified Nwakali as the player of the tournament, basically,
and as a top player. We will see if we can manage to get it over the
line during this transfer period. [If we can], we will do it. He
(Chukwueze) is signing as well.”
Another U-17 star, Victor Osimhen, who was also the highest goalscorer at the tournament, shunned Arsenal for German club, VFB Wolfsburg where he is currently training with the senior team.
